How To Put Hinges On A Door Slab

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How to put hinges on a door slab.

Then screw the hinges to the door pre drilling for each screw. Let the home depot show you what it takes to hang a new slab door or to replace a damaged one. Cut the hinge mortises on the slab door. Go slowly and test fit your hinge a few times until you get it mounted flush.

Once you have marked out where the hinges will go place one of the hinges. Measure the width and height of the existing door and check the new slab. That way we can line everything up to make it work perfectly with our existing jamb. Take the door down and trace each hinge outline on the edge of the door with a sharp pencil or knife allowing each hinge leaf to extend 1 4 inch beyond the edge of the door so that the knuckle will clear the casing.

Using a sharp chisel or router cut mortises to the thickness of the hinges. If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there. Click the links to see inside dustin s toolbox you can do it. Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door.

You want to make a nice flat surface for your hinge to lay into. Dry fit the new door next dry fit the new interior slab door in the opening using shims to hold it in place if needed. Make the knuckle inside not outside the house. Repeat the process for the other hinge along with the lock set.

Center the middle hinge between them for exterior doors. We ll also so you the tools required for this moderately diffi. Measure the hinge placement on the door and doorframe. The home mender dustin luby shows us how to hinge a new slab door and hang it.

If you accidentally go too far you can place a thin wooden shim under your hinge to bring it back flush with the edge of the door. Purchase your new door as a slab meaning that it will not have any routes for the hinges or any holes drilled for knobs. If you have the original door re clamp it to the new slab. Place one of the hinges on the door as if it already was installed on the door.

Attaching the door hardware 1. Slab doors typically do not have a left or right side but if your door clearly has an exterior side the hinge.